Manchester City refused Borussia Mönchengladbach’s request to reschedule Tuesday night’s opening Champions League group game at 6pm on Wednesday, with the match now set to take place at the standard 7.45pm kick-off time

Mahmoud Dahoud’s agent has insisted the Liverpool target will not leave Borussia Mönchengladbach this summer and denied reports that the 20-year-old could be available for a cut-price fee of just £8.5m at the end of next season

Arsenal are close to securing the arrival of Granit Xhaka from Borussia Mönchengladbach as their first major signing of the summer, with the Switzerland international having travelled to London to undertake a medical.